Thank you to John and staff at Apazidi's Family Restaurant for hosting our Coffee & Collaboration in April! The breakfast was delicious! And thank you to Jill Beresford for enlightening us with scientific information regarding the difference between the brains of women and men! Very informative and entertaining!

There will not be a Coffee & Collaboration in June...so instead join us on June 8th for our

Proceeds of the Golf Tournament benefit the Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce and its Scholarship Fund. The Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce has awarded over $56,000 in the last 20 years to deserving, graduating high school students continuing their education in an undergraduate or trade school in a business related field.

Click above to learn more about sponsorship opportunities and to register to play!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

(check website for details as dates get closer):

June 19 - Business After Hours at Loon Pond Lodge hosted by

Bookkeeping Connections, Pet Recess, T.M. Ryder

Insurance Agency

July 24 - Workforce Training Fund Session at Massasoit CC

Member News & Events:

Thank you to all who participated as an exhibitor and attended our Joint Business Expo on April 5th with the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber!

The Credit for Life Fair is an interactive financial literacy program that allows students to role play as a 25 year old adult trying to manage a budget. Each student is given a personalized profile that reflects the income and debt of an entry level professional in their career choice. The objective is to visit each of the fair’s fourteen booths, which represent the major categories of living expenses and develop a working budget. Students will have to make decisions such as buy a new or used car, allocate money for food, clothing and items such as a cell phone. Throughout the process students are challenged to live within their means (not spend more than they make) and budget for life’s needs and wants. The goal of the fair is to increase student awareness of personal money management and put their potential career and salary to the test!

Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School is located at 207 Hart Street in Taunton. For more information about this event, please contact Kerrie Carrelas at 508-823-5151, ext.130 or via email at kcarrelas@bptech.org

The Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce, Bristol County Chamber of Commerce, Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber, Metro South Chamber, South Coast Chamber, Taunton Area Chamber, Tri-Town Chamber, and the United Regional Chamber of Commerce make up the: “Southeastern Massachusetts Legislative Alliance”.

The purpose behind the chambers collaborating on government affairs is to address regional challenges and opportunities in current and future legislation at the State House in Boston and Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Watch your email for updates and further information as we reach out to you to hear your thoughts through surveys as the Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce works with you as one voice!

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -- AN ACT TO ESTABLISH PAY EQUITY

OVERVIEW AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

​​​​​​​In 1945, Massachusetts became the first state in the country to pass an equal pay law. But the gender pay gap persists in Massachusetts and across the country. In Massachusetts, on average, women working full time earn only 84.3% of what men earn. The gap is even larger for some women of color. On July 1, 2018, an updated equal pay law will go into effect in Massachusetts, providing more clarity as to what constitutes unlawful wage discrimination and adding protections to ensure greater fairness and equity in the workplace. The statute, Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2016, An Act to Establish Pay Equity, amends the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, M.G.L. c. 149, § 105A (“MEPA”). Equal Pay for Comparable Work MEPA generally provides that “No employer shall discriminate in any way on the basis of gender in the payment of wages, or pay any person in its employ a salary or wage rate less than the rates paid to its employees of a different gender for comparable work.”

For FAQ's and to learn more about the change going into effect July 1, 2018, click below:

Welcome to our New Members!!!!

Check Collision/Toyota of Dartmouth

Nerds to Go​​​​​​​

Thank you to our renewing Members:

Accutrac Services / C&A Associates

Apazidi's Family Restaurant

Beacon Financial Planning

​​​​​​​Brabo Benefits

Can-Do Business Services

Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank

Church in the Pines

Claremont Management

​​​​​​​Cushman Insurance

Dermody Cleaners

East Commerce Solutions

Ercon. Inc.

Grant's Rental

​​​​​​​Holiday Inn Express/Middleboro

​​​​​​​LeBaron Hills Country Club

Lenny's Auto Body Inc.

Petro Home Services

Roby's Propane Gas, Inc.

Rousseau's Recreation Rentals

Stephen Dixon, Inc.

Schell Welding & Piping

TownePlace Suites - Wareham

​​​​​​​Trucchi's Supermarkets

Wilmot's Decorating Center

Do you have an event coming up that you would like to share with our members? Is your organization celebrating a milestone, new office opening?